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Meijer lines up two more supercenter openings

New locations in Michigan and Indiana due to open in May

Russell Redman

April 18, 2022

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The 155,000-square-foot Meijer supercenter in West Branch, Mich., is slated to open for business on May 12.Meijer

Meijer is following up a pair of supercenter openings in Ohio later this month with another pair next month in Michigan and Indiana.

Plans call for 155,000-square-foot supercenters to open May 12 in West Branch, Mich., and Fort Wayne, Ind. Meijer Express gas stations opened next to both sites on April 14.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Meijer said the new West Branch and Fort Wayne supercenters will house grocery, fresh produce, bakery, meat and deli departments, along with a floral section and garden center. Both locations also will have pharmacies plus pet, electronics, toys, sports and apparel departments.

Weekly sales at the new stores will begin when their doors open on May 12, and Meijer plans to offer special promotions and events as part of the grand opening events.

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Also opening on May 12, the Meijer supercenter on Dupont Road in Fort Wayne, Ind., will be the chain's fourth in the city and 41st store in Indiana.

“Local residents and new customers have been incredibly welcoming every time we open a store in our home state where the supercenter was born,” Jason Beauch, regional vice president at Meijer, said in a statement.

Meijer noted that it has invested heavily in Indiana since opening its first store there in 1994. The new Fort Wayne supercenter on Dupont Road will be Meijer’s fourth in the city and 41st store in Indiana, where the company has nearly 8,000 employees and runs a manufacturing plant in Middlebury.  

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“Over the last two years, our store teams have helped families meet unprecedented challenges by providing fresh grocery options and supporting their pharmacy needs, so we look forward to opening the doors for our new neighbors,” stated Maureen Mitchell, regional vice president at Meijer.

Last month, Meijer unveiled plans to open two new supercenters in northeastern Ohio. The stores are slated to open their doors in Brunswick and Canton, Ohio, on April 28. Meijer Express fuel stations adjacent to both stores opened on March 31.

The new Ohio locations represent Meijer’s first new supercenters in almost a year. Meijer had last opened new supercenters in May 2021, including three 155,000-square-foot locations in Seven Hills and Boardman, Ohio, and Westfield, Ind. Before that, the retailer had opened five supercenters in July 2020, when 159,000-square-foot stores premiered in Manitowoc, Wis.; Sycamore, Ill.; Bad Axe, Mich.; and Brimfield and Lorain, Ohio.

Overall, Meijer operates 258 supercenters and grocery stores in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky andWisconsin. The retailer’s grocery locations include four neighborhood supermarkets in Michigan: Bridge Street Market (Grand Rapids, 37,000 square feet), Woodward Corner Market (Royal Oak, 41,000 square feet), Capital City Market (Lansing, 37,000 square feet) and Rivertown Market (Detroit, 42,000 square feet).

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About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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